• First capital-rural youth festival to open
  First capital-rural youth festival to open
  

  The first capital-rural youth festival will be held in Hanoi on March 20-21 in commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi.
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• Labour exchanges open in Month of Youth
  Labour exchanges open in Month of Youth
  

  Nearly 40 enterprises have registered to create 2,500 jobs in a Ho Chi Minh City labour exchange, scheduled to hold on March 20-21.
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• First national ethnic minority congress to be held in Hanoi
  First national ethnic minority congress to be held in Hanoi
  

  The first national ethnic minority congress will be held at the My Dinh National Convention Centre on May 12 and 13 with the participation of 1,700 representatives from across the countries.
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• Israeli megamind donated VND10 million for Vietnam
  Israeli megamind donated VND10 million for Vietnam
  

  

  Eran Katz, an Israeli who holds the Guinness Book of World Record title in feats of memory, donated VND10 million for Starfish Fund, established by Miss Vietnam Ngo Phuong Lan, during his speech before an audience in Hanoi on March 16.
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• Vietnam, US veterans promote reconciliation
  Vietnam, US veterans promote reconciliation
  

  Vietnamese and US veterans held talks in Hanoi on March 16 as part of activities to promote mutual understanding and reconciliation between the two nations after the war.
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• Construction of SOS Children’s Village gets underway
  Construction of SOS Children’s Village gets underway
  

  Construction of the SOS Children’s Village began in Quy Nhon city, central province of Binh Dinh on November 18.
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• Vietnam urged to improve quality of gender statistics
  Vietnam urged to improve quality of gender statistics
  

  

  A senior financial expert from the World Bank (WB) has praised Vietnam for its progress in ensuring gender equality and said that the country should improve its statistics on gender to implement the Law on Gender Equality more effectively.
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• Health experts seek solutions for the elderly
  Health experts seek solutions for the elderly
  

  International and domestic health experts have gathered for a two-day conference in Hanoi to discuss practical ways of improving healthcare services for elderly citizens at an affordable cost.
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• Vietnam helps build music school in Laos
  Vietnam helps build music school in Laos
  

  Construction of the Lao National Music and Arts School in Vientiane Works started on November 18, with non-refundable aid from the Vietnamese Government.
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• Former US President helps build houses for the poor in Hai Duong
  Former US President helps build houses for the poor in Hai Duong
  

  Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn on November 18 visited Dong Xa vilage, Binh Giang district, in the northern province of Hai Duong to attend the launch of a project to build 32 houses for poor households.
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